PRIMES-USA is a free, year-long research program in mathematics open to high school juniors and sophomores (or home schooled students of the same age) residing in the United States outside the Greater Boston area. Juniors work on individual or group projects; sophomores work on group projects. Projects are mentored by graduate students and faculty from MIT and other universities via teleconferencing, using software and hardware tools for online collaboration, or by local mentors chosen by PRIMES.
In 2013, PRIMES-USA opened with just five students. By 2024, the section has grown to 47 students. Over the years, PRIMES-USA has developed partnerships with faculty from Cornell, Stanford, Penn State, University of Illinois at Chicago and at Urbana-Champaign, City College of New York, SUNY at Stony Brook, UMass Amherst, University of Michigan, University of Washington, and many other institutions.
Location(s)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts
Schedule
- Year-Round
Cost/Compensation
- Free
Eligibility Requirements
High school juniors and sophomores (including home schooled) residing in the United States are eligible, if they live no closer than 50 miles from Boston.
It is not required but preferable that the applicant meets at least one of these criteria:
- USAMO or USAJMO qualifier;
- grade A for a college-level proof-based math course (online courses included);
- participation in a summer math program , such as Canada/USA MathCamp , AwesomeMath , HCSSiM , MathILy , PROMYS , Ross Program , or SUMaC , with a letter of recommendation from a counselor;
- a letter of recommendation from a college professor of mathematics.
Deadline
- November 18th, 2024
Application or Entry Requirements
- Completed questionnaire
- Two or three letters of recommendation
- Your solutions to the PRIMES problem set
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